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Rube Barker
	Barker in Ole Miss yearbook.
Virginia Cavaliers
Position	Tackle
Class	Graduate
Major	Medicine
Personal information
Born:	July 23, 1889; East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	August 6, 1958 (aged 69)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College	Ole Miss (1911–1913); Virginia (1914; 1916–1917)
Career highlights and awards
	SAIAA championship (1914); All-Southern (1911, 1912, 1914);

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Reuben Allen Barker (July 23, 1889 – August 6, 1958) was an American football player and track athlete for the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi and Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.^[1] He was then a practicing physician.

Ole Miss

Football

He was selected an All-Southern tackle in 1911 and 1912,^[2] "Rube" was the captain of the 1913 team.

University of Virginia

Football

He was selected All-Southern again by Dick Jemison in 1914. He graduated with an M. D. from the University of Virginia in 1917. Barker was often split between his medical studies and football.^[3] Barker was therefore often in and out of the lineup.^[4] One account of the excitement upon one of his reentries reads "With Allan Thurman and "Rube" Barker, two of the best linemen who ever wore the Orange and Blue colors, back in the line-up, Virginia's chances of emerging victorious over the University of Georgia today are exceedingly bright.^[5]

Medical practice

Barker was a practicing physician in Oakland, Illinois.^[6]

References

^ "Football At University". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 20, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Library of Virginia.
^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65.
^ W. C. Dowd, Jr. (October 27, 1916). "Pans, Punts, and Passes". The Charlotte News. p. 11. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ e. g. "Thurman and Barker Return to Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Vol. 66. October 18, 1916.
^ "Thurman Enters Georgia Battle". The Charlotte News. October 21, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lawrence Wells (1980). Ole Miss Football. p. 14. ISBN 9780916242084.

External links

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[1] "Football At University". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 20, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Library of Virginia.

[1913sp-2] Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65.

[3] W. C. Dowd, Jr. (October 27, 1916). "Pans, Punts, and Passes". The Charlotte News. p. 11. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] . g. "Thurman and Barker Return to Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Vol. 66. October 18, 1916.

[5] "Thurman Enters Georgia Battle". The Charlotte News. October 21, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Lawrence Wells (1980). Ole Miss Football. p. 14. ISBN 9780916242084.

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-'''Reuben Allen "Rube" Barker''' was an [[American football]] player and [[track and field|track]] athlete for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]] of the [[University of Mississippi]] and [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia Cavaliers]] of the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19160820.1.25#|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Football At University|page=3|date=August 20, 1916}}</ref> He was selected as an All-Southern [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]] in 1911 and 1912,<ref name="1913sp">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/officialnational08nati#page/64/mode/2up/search/%22all+southern%22|title=Spalding's Football Guide|date=1913|pages=25, 65}}</ref> and again by [[Dick Jemison]] in 1914. "Rube" was the [[Captain (sports)|captain]] of the Ole Miss team in 1912. He graduated with an [[Doctor of Medicine|M. D.]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1917.
+'''Reuben Allen Barker''' (July 23, 1889 &ndash; August 6, 1958) was an [[American football]] player and [[track and field|track]] athlete for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]] of the [[University of Mississippi]] and [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia Cavaliers]] of the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19160820.1.25#|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Football At University|page=3|date=August 20, 1916|via=[[Library of Virginia]]|accessdate=March 5, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was then a practicing [[physician]].
+==Ole Miss==
+===Football===
+He was selected an [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]] in [[1911 Ole Miss Rebels football team|1911]] and [[1912 Ole Miss Rebels football team|1912]],<ref name="1913sp">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/officialnational08nati#page/64/mode/2up/search/%22all+southern%22|title=Spalding's Football Guide|date=1913|pages=25, 65}}</ref> "Rube" was the [[Captain (sports)|captain]] of the 1913 team.
+==University of Virginia==
+===Football===
+[[File:RubeBarker.png|thumb|left|"Rube"]]
+He was selected All-Southern again by [[Dick Jemison]] in 1914. He graduated with an [[Doctor of Medicine|M. D.]] from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1917. Barker was often split between his medical studies and football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1927198//|accessdate=March 5, 2015|page=11|date=October 27, 1916|work=The Charlotte News|title=Pans, Punts, and Passes|author=W. C. Dowd, Jr.|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> Barker was therefore often in and out of the lineup.<ref>e. g. {{cite news|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19161018.1.8&srpos=32&e=-------en-20--21--txt-txIN-%22all+southern%22+football------#|title=Thurman and Barker Return to Virginia|date=October 18, 1916|volume=66|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref> One account of the excitement upon one of his reentries reads "With Allan Thurman and "Rube" Barker, two of the best linemen who ever wore the Orange and Blue colors, back in the line-up, Virginia's chances of emerging victorious over the [[University of Georgia]] today are exceedingly bright.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thurman Enters Georgia Battle|date=October 21, 1916|work=The Charlotte News|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=March 5, 2015|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1927258//}} {{Open access}}</ref>
+==Medical practice==
+Barker was a practicing physician in [[Oakland, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BB7wAAAAMAAJ|page=14|title=Ole Miss Football|year=1980|author=Lawrence Wells|isbn=9780916242084}}</ref>
 ==References==
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-{{1912_College_Football_Composite_All-Southerns}}
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+*{{findagrave|11899650}}
+{{1911 College Football Composite All-Southerns}}
+{{1912 College Football Composite All-Southerns}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Rube}}
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 [[Category:University of Virginia School of Medicine alumni]]
 [[Category:All-Southern college football players]]
+[[Category:People from Oakland, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from East St. Louis, Illinois]]
+[[Category:1889 births]]
+[[Category:1958 deaths]]
+{{collegefootball-player-stub}}

v t e 1911 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Ray Morrison† HB Lewie Hardage† HB Bob McWhorter† FB John E. Davis
Line	E Jenks Gillem E By Walton T Ewing Y. Freeland† T Rube Barker G Will Metzger G Big Chief Bonner C Hugh Jackson Morgan†
† = Unanimous selection

v t e 1912 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Lee Tolley HB Lewie Hardage† HB Bob McWhorter FB Ammie Sikes
Line	E Enoch Brown E Jenks Gillem T Rube Barker T Tom Brown T B. J. Lamb G David Peacock C Hugh Jackson Morgan
† = Unanimous selection